Canadian Labour Reporter

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS day or 44 hours per week. 1/200 of rate of total salary for each day teacher is employed after 200 days per year for teacher who agrees to provide service greater than 200 days per year. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, em- ployee pays 25% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Sick leave: Employer will provide 87 hours of wellness time per year. Hours are non- cumulative from year to year and expire at end of year if not used. LTD: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Pension: Employer will de- duct minimum $50 contribu- tion from monthly salary of employee to RRSP; employer will match that amount. Maxi- mum 2% of earnings to start; maximum 5% after 5 years of service. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, fiancé, legal guardian, child, parent, spouse's parent, step- parent, brother, sister, step- brother, stepsister, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, grand-parent-in- law, grandchild or for special circumstances approved by employer). Requests for ad- ditional unpaid travel time, unpaid additional bereavement leave will be considered by em- ployer on case-by-case basis Seniority – recall rights: 1 year after layoff. Probationary period: 10 months worked for each period of continuous employment from date of hire (may be ex- tended by up to additional 3 months worked) for teachers; 3 months (may be extended by up to additional 3 months worked) for all other new em- ployees. Employer will provide paid orientation period for all new employees during proba- tionary period no later than 7 school days from employee's hire date. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for discipline excluding suspensions; 18 months for dis- cipline involving suspensions (both exclusive of unpaid leaves of absence). Severance: 1 week after 3 months of service; 2 weeks after 2 years of service; 4 weeks after 4 years or service; 5 weeks after 6 years of service; 6 weeks after 8 years of service; 8 weeks after 10 years of service. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide protective clothing or equipment when employer determines work performed by employee requires protective clothing or equipment. Mileage: $0.60 per kilometre for employees required to use vehicles for travel in connec- tion with employment. Sample rates of annual pay (current): Steps Level A (qualified teachers with 4-year degree (B.Ed.)) 0: $58,951.59 1: $62,167.13 2: $65,382.67 3: $68,598.22 4: $71,813.76 5: $75,029.30 6: $78,244.84 7: $81,460.38 8: $84,675.92 9: $87,891.46 10+: $91,107.01 Level B (qualified teachers with master's degree in teaching (M.Ed.)) 0: $62,167.13 1: $65,382.67 2: $68,598.22 3: $71,813.76 4: $75,029.30 5: $78,244.84 6: $81,460.38 7: $84,675.92 8: $87,891.46 9: $91,107.01 10+: $94,322.55 Behavioural support specialists 0: $48,233.12 1: $49,840.90 2: $51,448.66 3: $53,056.44 4: $54,664.20 5+: $56,271.98 Registered therapists 0: $64,191.76 1: $67,297.82 2: $70,507.40 3: $73,820.53 4: $77,133.65 5: $80,446.77 6: $83,656.36 7: $86,141.20 8+: $90,696.75 Instructional assistants Level A (0 to some post-sec- ondary with less than 2-year diploma) 0: $28,939.87 1: $29,797.35 2: $30,654.83 3: $31,512.31 4: $32,369.78 5: $33,227.26 6: $34,299.11 7: $35,370.96 8+: $36,442.80 Level B (2-year diploma or more (no 4-year degree) from post-secondary institution rec- ognized in Canada) 0: $32,155.41 1: $33,227.26 2+: $34,299.11 3: $35,370.96 4: $36,442.80 5: $38,050.58 6: $39,658.34 7: $41,802.04 8+: $43,945.73 Level C (4-year degree from post-secondary institution rec- ognized in Canada) 0: $35,370.96 1: $35,386.88 2: $38,586.50 3: $40,194.27 4: $41,802.04 5: $43,409.81 6: $45,017.58 7: $47,161.28 8+: $49,304.97 Kitchen assistant 0: $27,332.11 1: $28,939.87 2+: $30,547.65 Kitchen manager 0: $34,835.04 1: $38,050.58 2+: $40,730.19 Janitorial staff 0: $23,005.50 1: $24,574.06 2: $26,665.47 3+: $28,234.02 Employer will provide all em- ployees with 1-time lump-sum payment of $250 following ratification Editor's notes: Staff meetings/professional development days: Employee will be paid at applicable regular rate; all time spent on staff meetings, professional development days will be considered time worked. Registration/accreditation fees: $500 of annual fee for registration or accreditation will paid by employer to each eligible employee on first pay period in December. Fresh-start provision: Employer will — upon ratification for all employees employed at ratification — have disciplinary re- cords fully expunged from personnel files and any other files that may exist. GOVERNMENT City of Kelowna Kelowna, B.C. (650 inside, outside municipal employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 338 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2023. Signed on April 17, 2020. Wage adjustments: Effective March 31, 2019: 2% Effective March 31, 2020: 2% Effective March 31, 2021: 2% Effective March 31, 2022: 2.25% Effective March 31, 2023: 2.25% Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for any shift that begins or ends between 6 p.m. in 1 day and 5 a.m. following day. $0.35 per hour for hours worked on dirty work (sanitary landfill and commonage com- posting site employees (equip- ment operators (except when working in scale house, landfill attendant); utility services and utility construction depart- ments (only when working September 14, 2020 Canadian HR Reporter, a HAB Press business 2020 4

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